Corporate South Africa Loses Faith in National Airline

Flight Centre halts sales of South African Airways tickets
Carrier last made profit in 2011, dependent on state bailouts

A man cycles past South African Airways branded aircraft at O.R. Tambo International airport in Johannesburg. — A man cycles past South African Airways branded aircraft at O.R. Tambo International airport in Johannesburg.
Photographer: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg

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By Michael Cohen and Paul Vecchiatto

December 1, 2019 at 7:00 AM UTC

Updated on

December 1, 2019 at 4:56 PM UTC

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Speculation that South African Airways is in danger of going under could become self-fulfilling.